Mandisa is under an extreme amount of stress. She is battling with her ex-husband about money and their children. In this time of stress, Mandisa turns to her friends for support and spends as much time with her children as possible. Shelley Taylor would say that she is responding to stress according to which model?
a. tend-and-befriend
b. fight-or-flight
c. withdrawal
d. general adaptation syndrome

ANSWER: (a) tend-and-befriend

EXPLANATION: Mandisa will employ the tend-and-befriend model in response to the stress she is encountering.

Moreover, she is managing her stress ( resulting from her ex-husband about money and their children spending) by spending more time with her children (tending) and seeks for support from her friends (befriending).

Thus, according to studies, the women folks usually make use of “tend-and-befriend model” in response to their stress than men.

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